SINCGARS For CECOM From ITT + Thales

ITT Corp. (NYSE: ITT)’s Communications Systems has been awarded the next major Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) contract by the U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM).

The SINCGARS Baseline Systems, System Enhancement, and Logistics Support procurement is for approximately 58,000 additional radio systems for other service requirements and to outfit the Army’s growing number of brigade combat teams and tactical vehicles over the next several years. The Army’s solicitation not only required full compliance with current SINCGARS requirements, but also a modernization path to enhanced technical capabilities such as improved security and networking in a best value approach. ITT’s solution was fully compliant to all requirements and offered the best value choice with a modernized SINCGARS in a competitive selection. To best meet Army needs, ITT teamed with Thales Communications, Inc. to offer an enhanced version of the SINCGARS radio system, the 1523G system. This teaming joins ITT’s long and successful record of SINCGARS capability improvements and lean production with Thales’ software-defined radio design and manufacturing expertise gained through multiple Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) programs. Together, the team offered best-in-class radio design, performance, and manufacturing in the Army’s best value competition. Central to the team’s offering were capability enhancements in an overall approach that re-uses the Army’s significant, long-term investment in SINCGARS infrastructure which today includes over 130 unique platform installations and a top-performing integrated logistics system serving an at-war Army.